In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Guthlaxton like this:
GUTHLAXTON, a hundred in Leicester; bounded on the E by Gartree, on the S by Northampton and Warwick, on the W by Sparkenhoe. It contains thirty-one parishes, and parts of five others. Acres, 64, 943. Pop. in 1851, 22, 237; in 1861, 21, 894. Houses, 5, 048.
Guthlaxton through time
Guthlaxton is now part of Harborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Guthlaxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Guthlaxton, in Harborough and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20770
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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